Hi Ayesha,
You might find Doman's book ``What to do about your brained injured child'' particularly useful for an idea of where his theories came from. He outlines the entire history of the Institutes in the book, the mistakes they made at the start, the discoveries they made, how they came about those insights, and so on. I found it very interesting, and it provided a context for some of the exercises he asks parents to do in his other books. For example, after reading the book, I could understand the reason for most of the physical exercises he espouses in ``How smart is your baby'' and ``How to teach your baby to be physically superb''. He also explained how they came to develop the Institutes’ Developmental Profile, etc. I came to understand the reason for his requirement that a child that is not walking yet should be placed on his tummy all the time, the reason for his requirement that a child that is not running yet should be on his feet all the time and not cooped in a playpen, etc., etc.
On Amazon.com, you can preview the table of contents and the first few pages of the book-
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0757001866#reader_0757001866 On Amazon, the book description goes as follow:
``Glenn Doman pioneer in the treatment of the brain-injured children and founder of The Institutes for the Achievement of Human Potential brings hope to thousands of children who have been sentenced to a life of institutional confinement.
In What To Do About Your Brain-Injured Child, Doman recounts the story of The Institutes tireless effort to refine treatment of the brain injured. He shares the staff’s lifesaving techniques and the tools used to measure and ultimately improve visual, auditory, tactile, mobile, and manual development. Doman explains the unique methods of treatment, and then describes the program with which parents can work with their own children at home in a familiar and loving environment. Included throughout are case histories, drawings, and helpful charts and diagrams.’’ QUOTE ENDS
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